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Leave Tokyo for a full-day escape to Iiyama: mossed temple halls, evocative clay dolls, and a 150-year family sake brewery. This guided trip blends cultural depth with simple country charm and a hands-on look at traditional sake making.
Leave Tokyo for a full-day escape to Iiyama: mossed temple halls, evocative clay dolls, and a 150-year family sake brewery. This guided trip blends cultural depth with simple country charm and a hands-on look at traditional sake making.
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Operated by MY Travel Consulting · Iiyama, Nagano Prefecture
The day begins on the shinkansen, windows clearing from the city to reveal a patchwork of rice fields and dark conifer slopes. By midmorning you step off in Iiyama, where crisp mountain water perfumes the air and an old temple garden spreads moss and maples beneath a quiet sky.
easy.
10–11 hours.
Moderate level of fitness for boarding trains, short village walks, and temple steps; not strenuous but involves several hours on your feet.
The shinkansen and local transfer typically take about 90 minutes one-way, depending on connections.
Yes, the tour includes a guided brewery visit and tasting of Tanakaya Shuzo’s Mizuo varieties.
Yes—vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free requests can be honored for the included lunch if noted at booking.
Infants are welcome and strollers are manageable on village streets, but some temple steps require carrying small children.
Iiyama developed as a mountain farming community; Tanakaya Shuzo’s brewery reflects more than 150 years of local sake-making tied to spring water and rice cultivation.
Local food and drink production depends on high-quality mountain water and seasonal rice agriculture—respect water sources, stick to marked paths, and avoid leaving waste.
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